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High-field MRI appropriate for fetal autopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whole-body high-field MRI yields diagnostically accurate images of human fetuses, according to a new U.K. study. As a minimally invasive postmortem exam, a whole-body high-field MRI exam may be more acceptable than a conventional autopsy to parents, who are often reluctant to approve this invasive procedure.
August 17, 2009
Patient Comfort debuts MRI pad sets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient Comfort Systems has introduced its new CTL pad sets, designed for MRI scanners made byGE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare.
August 16, 2009
Study: MRI may cause more harm than good in breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI before surgery to assess the extent of early breast cancer has not been shown to improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up surgery, or reduce the risk of local recurrences, according to results of a new study.
August 12, 2009
New 3D cardiac MRI tool helps preplan pediatric surgery
By Wayne Forrest
Physicians at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are using a unique new method for manipulating 3D cardiac MR images to compare how alternative approaches affect blood flow and expected outcomes. They've found that the technique helps them choose the best course of action prior to an operation.
August 11, 2009
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Siemens extends Avingtrans pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has extended its contract with engineering technology group Avingtrans to provide Siemens with MRI products through October 2010.
August 10, 2009
Rise in MRI accidents highlights need for magnet safety
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - The rate of accidents in MRI suites has nearly tripled compared to just four years ago, highlighting the need for renewed attention to magnet safety as a means of protecting patients and avoiding legal liability, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 10, 2009
Invivo debuts MR prostate offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR technology provider Invivo has introduced an MR prostate package for analysis, planning, and interventional biopsy.
August 10, 2009
GE gets clearance for wide-bore MR scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for Optima MR450w, a 70-cm 1.5-tesla MR scanner.
August 10, 2009
Merge to buy MRI CAD software firm Confirma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare announced today that it has reached an agreement to buy MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Confirma of Bellevue, WA, in a stock swap valued at $22 million.
August 6, 2009
FDA clears Time Medical's open MRI system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its whole-body open MRI system.
August 5, 2009
iCAD installs MRI CAD in New York
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has installed its VividLook CAD analysis software at an MRI center operated by DRA Imaging in Poughkeepsie, NY.
August 4, 2009
MRI helps identify fetal neural tube defects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fetal MRI exams can provide more diagnostic details than ultrasound in assessing fetuses suspected of having neural tube defects, according to a study conducted by researchers in Cairo, Egypt.
August 3, 2009
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